Forest Still Life

photograph of fallen bark, leaves and stones on the forest floorDuring a hike I noticed this piece of bark resting on stones by the side of the trail.  I was initially intrigued by the texture and patterns in the bark itself.  My first thought was to get a close up of the texture but when I noticed the bark was sitting between two shadows I thought it made for an interesting forest still life.

Melons at the Farmers Market

photograph of yellow and green melons at a farmers marketA vendor was selling melons at the South of the James Farmers Market in late August.  The bright yellow canary melons place just in front of the dark green watermelons caught my eye.